(Atlantic) The Atlantic Boys’ soccer team had a low turnout last preseason. However, this year, 25 players showed up for preseason practice, almost double the number of team members from last year.
Atlantic Head Coach Mark Andersen is pleased with the large influx of players led by a sizeable first-year class. He says it is not just freshmen; they have added many upper-level students and athletes from the shared schools of Exira/EHK and CAM.
Andersen notes a good group of returning seniors with a lot of experience.
Williams, a second-team all-conference player last season, returns to the goalie position for his fourth season. Meanwhile, Coach Andersen is impressed with what he has seen over the winter and preseason practice.
Coach Andersen says it appears the strength of this group is on defense.
The Trojans’ good numbers allow them to scrimmage more. Atlantic scrimmages West Central Valley on March 22 and opens the season at Riverside on March 26.
